Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
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Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico is an amateur football league in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. As of 2008 it has been replaced as the highest level football league in the country by the Puerto Rico Soccer League
Puerto Rico Soccer League
The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico. It is the first unified football league in the island's history, and had a total of six teams for the 2011 season. Association football has been growing in popularity in recent years, and this is an attempt to...
. It was created in 2005 by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol
Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol
The Puerto Rican Football Federation is the governing body of football in Puerto Rico, it was founded in 1940 and became affiliated to FIFA in 1960, one of the last to do so in the Western Hemisphere...
to unify the domestic football scene (but only managed to get the attention of Liga Mayor
Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional
Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional, known more commonly as just Liga Mayor was one of the two amateur football leagues in Puerto Rico played during the late 1990s and early 2000s...
teams, whilst most teams chose to stay in La Liga Premier, another amateur league). It does not include the Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, who for historical reasons play in the United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...
, the second division in the United States of America and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico - 2007
- Fraigcomar
- San Juan Galaxy
- Caguas HuracánCaguas HuracánHuracán Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club from Caguas, who currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.-History:The team was originally established in 1991...
- San Francisco Guaynabo
- Clube Atlético LevittownClube Atlético LevittownAtlético de Levittown is a Puerto Rican football club which played in the now defunct Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico. Now the team plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League second division....
- Tornados de HumacaoTornados de HumacaoTornados de Humacao is a Puerto Rican football club based in Humacao, which currently plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. It is affiliated to C.F...
Previous winners
- 2005 : Fraigcomar (Rio Piedras)
- 2006 : Fraigcomar (Rio Piedras)
- 2007 : Fraigcomar (Rio Piedras)